Staff Product Designer, Mobile

duties and responsibilities are not an exhaustive list of required responsibilities, duties and skills. Other duties may be assigned, and this job description can be modified at any time.

Minimum

Qualifications - 10+ years of experience leading product design strategies and shipping scalable digital products across web and mobile ecosystems. - 2+ years as a Staff, Principal, or equivalent senior individual contributor. - Native mobile design expertise (iOS & Android) with a proven focus on adaptive experiences, responsive layouts, and comprehensive mobile design systems. - Exceptional product judgment and systems thinking. - Proven ability to design inclusive interfaces that comply with WCAG and web accessibility standards. - Strong proficiency in design thinking frameworks and agile methodologies, integrating user-centered practices seamlessly into delivery cycles. - Versatility across low- to high-fidelity prototyping techniques to rapidly validate ideas and align product teams. - Strong track record of designing across complex contexts, including both consumer-facing platforms and internal enterprise tools.

Preferred

Qualifications - Demonstrated experience utilizing product analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics, Amplitude) to evaluate user behavior, measure performance, and guide iterative design decisions. - Experience scoping, estimating, and structuring design work streams for multi-designer projects. Required Skills/Competencies - Design Communication: Exceptional ability to articulate complex design decisions clearly and solicit constructive, actionable feedback from cross-functional partners. - Visual & Interaction Mastery: Mastery of visual design principles, information architecture, interaction patterns, and modern design tools (e.g., Figma). - Pragmatic Scope Management: Strong ability to balance innovative design solutions with technical constraints and project timelines, accurately scoping project workload. - Technical Framework Literacy: Solid understanding of modern technology frameworks that power digital platforms (e.g., APIs, content management systems, mobile SDKs). - Facilitation & Influence: Demonstrated ability to lead co-creation sessions and influence product strategy without direct managerial authority. - Curiously & Humility: Bringing a builder's mindset to complex product challenges.

Education

Requirements - Bachelor's degree in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Interaction Design, Digital Media, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. Work Location &

Requirements - NPR Remote-Permitted : This is a remote-permitted role. This role is based out of our Washington, D.C. office, but the employee may choose to work on a remote basis from a location that NPR approves. You will have the option of working (a) remotely from a location of your choosing within the United States that is supported by NPR; (b) on-site at an NPR facility, based on the availability of desks and approval from NPR; or (c) a combination of both.

Regardless of where you choose to work from, you may be expected to travel to other locations from time to time to perform the duties of your position. Job Type - This is a full-time, exempt position.

Compensation Salary Range : The U.S.-based anticipated salary range for this opportunity is $149,894.06 - $‎154,390.88 plus benefits. The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum salaries NPR expects to provide for new hires for the position across all US locations. NPR

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